Improvement in harrow



N, PETERS. PHOTO-LITHOGHF-HER, WASHINGTON, D C.

@aient f dini-ted tate M. It. MARGELL, OF DANSVILLE,NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR T0 HIMSELF, AND

CULVER, OF SAME j- PLAGE.

Letters .Patent No. 92,071, dated June 29, 1869.

IMPROVEMENT IN HARR'OW.

The Schedule referred to :hx these Letters Patent and making part of the lame.

To all whom it may concern.- v

Be it known that I, M. R. MARCELL, assigner to myself and HIRAM CLvEn, both of Dansville, in the county of Livingston, and State of New York, have inventeda certain new and useful Improvement in Harrows; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making part of this specification, in which- Figure l' represents a plan of my improved harrow, and

Figure 2, an elevation of the same. l

Likeletters of reference indicate corresponding parts in both figures.`

My invention consists in the special manner of counect-ing the linrrow with a frame mounted on wheels, whereby either side or the centre of the same maybe independently elevated, by lever-work, to clear from sods, and whereby an improved draught is attained.

A A represent the wheels;

B, the ti'ame; and

C, the harrow. f

The latter is maderup of two parts,gCl C2, jointed together longitudinally in the centre; as shown ata.

lhe harrow is connected with the pole B by two sets `of draught-chains D D', the first'being a single chain extending down and secured to the front end of' the harrow, and the last being a double chain extending further back, and secured on opposite sides to the harrow, about midway ot' its length.

By this special arrangement of -the draught-chains,

I accom plish an important effect in dividingr the draught,-

so that it is much easier, and, at the same time, more equal and uniform in its action on'the soil, than itwould be if simply connected with the front end alone, in which case, the harrow could, in no degree, be sustained by the wheel-frame, but would dragv heavily back.

When the barrow is elevated by the lever-work,

hereafter described, theslight backward action of. said levers causes'the harrow to bear upon chain D', while it is held in position by chain D, and in this manner the eiiect of said chains is 'special in assisting in the elevation of the harrow, and this feature I claimfas one of the novelties in my case.

Three levers, E E' E2, are arranged in fulcra b 11 b to turn vertically, and these levers are respectively con.

neeted with the sides and the centre ofthe barrow, by

chains or connections c c c.

When these levers are turned down to elevate the barrow, they engage with`` the catches d d dto retain them in place.

By this arrangement of the levers, not only may the whole harrow be elevated bodily, but either side or the cent-re may be elevated independently 4of the others.

I can thus discharge sods or other impediments from either side or the centre, without disturbing'the other n parts, which is of much importance, to avoid breaks Ain the action of the working-machine,which would occur wel'e the whole harrow to be raised.

This arrangement of the levers working in conjunction with the draught-chains D D', as before described,

place, as it straightens back, and the other, D', balances f it when elevated, as herein set forth.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto signed my name, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. y M. It. MARCELL. Witnesses: D. W. Noves,

It. WHITEMAN. 

